1961: Elvis Presley recorded "Can't Help Fallin in Love".
1963: Ruby and the Romantics had the #1 song with "Our Day Will Come".
1963: The Beach Boys released "Surfin' U.S.A."
1964: John Lennon's first book "In His Own Write" was published
1969: Anita Bryant and the Lettermen appeared at a "Rally for Decency" in Miami following Jim Morrison's indecent exposure onstage.
1970: Although the Beatles had decided to abandon tracks recorded for the Let It Be album, business manager Allen Klein invites Phil Spector over to remix the recordings. Spector's tampering with the original recordings further alienated Paul McCartney from the band.
1972: The film of The Concert for Bangladesh featuring George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton premiered in New York.
1972: Pink Floyd began the first of eight days recording performances at Pompei, Italy's Roman Amphitheater.
1973: John Lennon was ordered by immigration authorities to leave the United States within 60 days. He began fighting to win his 'Green Card', which was given to him on July 27, 1976.
1974: Cher scored her third solo #1 with "Dark Lady".
1977: Elvis appeared at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, the first day of a 49-date U.S. tour that would be his last ever.
1978: Bill Kenney of the Ink Spots died.
1981: Blondie had the #1 song in the country with "Rapture".
1985: Billy Joel and Christy Brinkley were married in New York on a boat moored near the Statue of Liberty.
1985: Julian Lennon appeared in concert for the first time in San Antonio, Texas.
1985: John Fogerty had the #1 album with "Centerfield".
1987: The Soul Train Music Awards debuted on television. The big winners of the night were Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross and Cameo. It was the first awards ceremony to honor black producers, songwriters and recording artists in the music business.
1988: Mick Jagger made his first solo appearance in Japan.
1989: Michael Jackson announced he would donate the proceeds from his next two concerts to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund and the Red Cross.
1990: Fleetwood Mac began their Behind the Mask world tour with 14 dates in Australia.
1991: Timmy T. had a huge #1 with "One More Try".
1992: Janet Jackson signed with Virgin Records for $16 million.
1992: The United States Supreme Court upheld a judgement awarding Bette Midler $400,000. Midler had sued an advertising agency that used a Midler sound-alike in a commercial.
1997: U2 had the #1 album with "Pop", the group's fifth #1 album.
2000: Tina Turner kicked off the American portion of her farewell tour in Minneapolis.
2002: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill married actress Charleen McCrory in Houston.
2004: Usher released the album Confessions, allegedly inspired by his break-up with TLC's Chili.
2005: "Candy Shop" by 50 Cent was #1.
2006: Sean Paul's "Temperature" was so hot that the song hit #1.
2008: Neil Aspinall, head of Apple Corporation's music empire for the Beatles from 1970-2007 died at a hospital in New York at the age of 66. Aspinall was a long-time friend of both Paul McCartney and George Harrison. Aspinall led the legal battle with Apple Computers over the use of the Apple name and a royalties dispute between the Beatles and EMI Records.
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1963: Ruby and the Romantics had the #1 song with "Our Day Will Come".
1963: The Beach Boys released "Surfin' U.S.A."
1964: John Lennon's first book "In His Own Write" was published
1969: Anita Bryant and the Lettermen appeared at a "Rally for Decency" in Miami following Jim Morrison's indecent exposure onstage.
1970: Although the Beatles had decided to abandon tracks recorded for the Let It Be album, business manager Allen Klein invites Phil Spector over to remix the recordings. Spector's tampering with the original recordings further alienated Paul McCartney from the band.
1972: The film of The Concert for Bangladesh featuring George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton premiered in New York.
1972: Pink Floyd began the first of eight days recording performances at Pompei, Italy's Roman Amphitheater.
1973: John Lennon was ordered by immigration authorities to leave the United States within 60 days. He began fighting to win his 'Green Card', which was given to him on July 27, 1976.
1974: Cher scored her third solo #1 with "Dark Lady".
1977: Elvis appeared at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, the first day of a 49-date U.S. tour that would be his last ever.
1978: Bill Kenney of the Ink Spots died.
1981: Blondie had the #1 song in the country with "Rapture".
1985: Billy Joel and Christy Brinkley were married in New York on a boat moored near the Statue of Liberty.
1985: Julian Lennon appeared in concert for the first time in San Antonio, Texas.
1985: John Fogerty had the #1 album with "Centerfield".
1987: The Soul Train Music Awards debuted on television. The big winners of the night were Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross and Cameo. It was the first awards ceremony to honor black producers, songwriters and recording artists in the music business.
1988: Mick Jagger made his first solo appearance in Japan.
1989: Michael Jackson announced he would donate the proceeds from his next two concerts to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund and the Red Cross.
1990: Fleetwood Mac began their Behind the Mask world tour with 14 dates in Australia.
1991: Timmy T. had a huge #1 with "One More Try".
1992: Janet Jackson signed with Virgin Records for $16 million.
1992: The United States Supreme Court upheld a judgement awarding Bette Midler $400,000. Midler had sued an advertising agency that used a Midler sound-alike in a commercial.
1997: U2 had the #1 album with "Pop", the group's fifth #1 album.
2000: Tina Turner kicked off the American portion of her farewell tour in Minneapolis.
2002: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill married actress Charleen McCrory in Houston.
2004: Usher released the album Confessions, allegedly inspired by his break-up with TLC's Chili.
2005: "Candy Shop" by 50 Cent was #1.
2006: Sean Paul's "Temperature" was so hot that the song hit #1.
2008: Neil Aspinall, head of Apple Corporation's music empire for the Beatles from 1970-2007 died at a hospital in New York at the age of 66. Aspinall was a long-time friend of both Paul McCartney and George Harrison. Aspinall led the legal battle with Apple Computers over the use of the Apple name and a royalties dispute between the Beatles and EMI Records.
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